foreign funding
Nineteen US citizens sent to trial over ‘illegal’ NGO funding
Egypt
February 5, 2012
Nineteen US citizens sent to trial over ‘illegal’ NGO funding
Judiciary sources have told Al-Masry Al-Youm that 19 US citizens are among the 43 persons who were referred to Cairo…
US media pressures Congress to condition Egypt aid
Egypt
February 5, 2012
US media pressures Congress to condition Egypt aid
US-Egypt relations have soured following the latter’s recent blows to its most important benefactor. For the first time, US aid…
Forty-three suspects in NGO funding case referred to criminal court
Egypt
February 5, 2012
Forty-three suspects in NGO funding case referred to criminal court
Forty-three suspects in the NGO funding case have been transferred to the Cairo Criminal Court, Reuters reported on Sunday. Egypt’s…
With NGO workers’ travel ban, US-Egypt relations tense
Egypt
February 1, 2012
With NGO workers’ travel ban, US-Egypt relations tense
A travel ban enforced on American employees of two US NGOs has proved to be a litmus test for the…
US sees steps forward despite Egypt NGO crackdown
Egypt
February 1, 2012
US sees steps forward despite Egypt NGO crackdown
The US on Tuesday said the political process in Egypt is moving forward despite concerns about the travel ban on some…
Washington lobbyists terminate contract with Egypt government
Egypt
January 29, 2012
Washington lobbyists terminate contract with Egypt government
Three lobbyists representing the Egyptian government in the US have terminated their US$90,000 per month contract in light of tension…
NGOs reject draft law regulating their activity
Egypt
January 19, 2012
NGOs reject draft law regulating their activity
Former Mubarak regime figures are leading the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces into “more confrontations” with civil society,…
Ministry officials: 166 NGOs received foreign grants last year
Egypt
January 17, 2012
Ministry officials: 166 NGOs received foreign grants last year
A total of 116 NGOs in Egypt received foreign grants, amounting to LE586 million from 250 donors in 2011, a…
Unsubstantiated rumors distract from real issues
Opinion
January 16, 2012
Unsubstantiated rumors distract from real issues
Few issues these days are discussed solely for the public’s best interest, absent of personal agendas and without political and…
Monday’s papers: The ongoing obsession with foreign funding, foreign hands
Egypt
January 9, 2012
Monday’s papers: The ongoing obsession with foreign funding, foreign hands
Many of today’s papers are still fretting about foreign funding. Al-Shorouk columnist Salama Ahmed Salama asks why Islamic groups have…